When detectives spotted one of the shooting suspects they activated sirens and drove toward the suspect, who turned and fired at the detectives, hitting their vehicle several times, according to a news release.

The police got out of their vehicle and police say the suspect turned and began firing at the detectives, who returned fire. After a foot pursuit, the suspect shot at the police again, who returned fire striking the suspect multiple times, according to the St. Louis County Police Department.

Authorities recovered a .9 mm semi-automatic firearm and the suspect was transported to a local hospital in critical condition.

In a separate shooting, a man was shot in the arm in the parking lot of a Family Dollar. The St. Louis County Police Department said it arrested a suspect in that shooting.